Well, Texas, is your face just a little red? Our two senators in Washington really embarrassed themselves on Tuesday when they were two of only three senators who voted not to confirm Sen. John Kerry as our new secretary of state. The yes votes were 94 (Kerry himself abstained).

Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran with a distinguished career as a five-term senator, had been unanimously approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his new position. I guess we can draw one of two conclusions: 94 senators — Republicans and Democrats — were wrong; or we are seeing proof that our two senators, Cruz and Cornyn, are so far to the right as to be out of the mainstream and who will probably hinder rather than help getting anything done in Washington.

This writer neglects the fact that the money Mr. Obama “gave” Texas through the Recovery and Reinvestment Act came from Texans’ taxes and-or debt incurred in their name.

An analogy: I forcefully take money from my neighbor. I also borrow money from the bank in his name (so he will have to repay it). I then use these funds to “give” my neighbor money to help him buy a car. By the above writer’s logic, my neighbor should thank and credit me for helping him to pay for his car!